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Avy terrain rating GH2743
Add an avy terrain category rating to each route/place based on the highest risk area. Eg our Nordic Touring books list avalanche danger as "none, low, moderate, etc" The idea is that any route/place that has an NWAC link also has an avy rating so students can make informed decisions. (came from both snowshoe and scramble summits)
4 votesCompleted Jun 2019.
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Setting the default role for RSVP's to an event as "volunteers" when appropriate GH2022
Some committees put their meetings on the calendars and people who RSVP are clearly committee volunteers, not "participants." If we could identify which types of events to do this with, it would more accurately capture our volunteer's efforts to default to the role of "volunteer" rather than "participant" when people RSVP to these types of events.
5 votesNov 2016
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For events, be able to RSVP as a volunteer
For events, make it possible for people to sign up as a volunteer. Currently, people who RSVP to an event are labeled participants by default. But on the roster, there are 3 roles people can have: event contact, volunteer, or participant. Whoever is managing the roster can re-label people as volunteers, but it would be nice if people could initially RSVP themselves as a volunteer. This would also serve as a recruitment tool for events that need extra volunteers. But maybe this could be a feature that you could turn on or off by adding separate lines in the event…
1 voteWe have the ability to set events up to default registrants to be listed as volunteers. This works really well for committee meetings and instructor trainings. When you are creating the event simply go to the RSVP tab and hit the default role for RSVP to be volunteer, it will default to participant. If you use the participant default you can set up a “Want to Volunteer” button on your event that can be set up to email you. There was concern that volunteering for an event requires some back and forth about roles and responsibilities so emailing the leader was helpful.
Learn how to set this up here: https://www.mountaineers.org/volunteers/leader-resources/branch-committee-how-tos#rsvp
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Add a skill to volunteer profile
Under Volunteer Profile, add a box for "Conflict resolution, mediation, or legal help" to recruit volunteers that can serve as neutral mediators in a conflict or a complaint situation.
1 voteWe now have a Attorney/Legal skill option AND a Mediation/Conflict Resolution skill listed in the Volunteer Profile
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Duplicate Family Members GH2130
There is not a warning message or anything that prevents someone from using the "Add Family Member" button to create a duplicate account for someone who already has one on mountaineers.org. Right now family members can create an unlimited number of duplicate accounts. Can we add a pop-up warning message like we do on the regular Create Account page when a first name/last name/email match is made?
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Display calendar for program centers and youth programs in terms of spaces/volunteers needed. GH2132/2133/2134
When looking at a calendar and considering whether a room is available or, with respect to youth program volunteer needs, whether there is a need for volunteers, that is not displayed. For example, in looking at a PC calendar, I have to know what all the room options are and then figure out what is available by exclusion. When I look at the "volunteer with youth calendar," I can see a program, but not how many volunteers it needs (if any). Prominently display the need so people "don't have to think" (the book that drives much web design) and can…
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Add the Registration Date/Time to the Course Registration Edit Form GH1965
Add the Registration Date/Time to the course registration modal dialog and only show it to site admins so that we can have more flexibility in making waitlist and other roster adjustments to course like we do for activities.
5 votesJan 2017
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Transportation and membership
My idea would be be able to full enjoy the Mountaineers without a car. It seems very difficult to do so, hikes in particular. Make it easier to delete our account and membership if needed. Great customer service.
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With window reduced, 'Learn' is not visible
When you reduce the size of your window the LEARN menu and the left quarter of the screen disappears. Scroll bar appears fully left but missing key navigation features on the site.
1 voteWe launched the website mobile responsive theme on Oct 4 and this was fixed as part of that effort.
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Roster change emails
When a leader gets an email notification about a participant change on their roster, it would be great if when the leader hits 'reply', the email would be redirected to that participant and not toinfo@mountaineers.org
I'm finding that even with I'm signed in to the website in one window, when I click on the hyperlinked participant name in the email, another window opens and the website wants me to sign in again, which creates to many steps.1 voteHi Stevie,
Looks like we can’t get the reply to work like that since these notifications come from salesforce rather than plone which is how bulk roster emails from the site work.
However, it is possible for us to add a live link to the person’s email in the body of the notification for easy emailing in the notification so that has been added. You should see this live on any future roster change notifications.
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it would be wonderful to easily order maps online
order USGS/Green Trails maps online
1 voteWe are now the sole distributor for Green Trails maps and sell them on our website: https://www.mountaineers.org/books/books#b_start=0&c11=Green+Trails+Maps.
We do sell other map titles. All maps can be found at https://www.mountaineers.org/books/books#b_start=0&c5=Map.
USGS map sales have declined to near zero in recent years, so there is little need to sell the on our website.
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Internal Link Dialog Fixes GH1949/1950
Allow course listed to be selected as internal links by clicking through the bread crumbs or search.
Fix the dialog so that when the breadcrumbs wrap to a second line, that they do not overlap the list of selections.
2 votesThis is now fully complete!
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Profile - improved clarity to user re what shows as public or private? GH1974
Might there be a better interface re our profiles that would make crystal clear to the user what information is kept private and what is viewable to Mountaineer members (public)?
**Update: Also would be good for leaders to be able to discern which members want their info private versus shared with our members. This means looking at how rosters show up for courses, activities and events for both participants and leaders.
10 votesWe improved the explanation of our privacy policy by adding a page that is link to it on the profile page.
It’s https://www.mountaineers.org/membership/mountaineers-privacy-policy-explained.
We also added info about a person’s privacy choice on all rosters that our leader view.
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Set up a Search for Badges to Make Them Easier to Find GH1881
Set up a faceted search in the Badges area, https://www.mountaineers.org/membership/badges, so that badges are searchable and easier to find.
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Add More White Space Between Events on Calendar View GH1992
Add a bit more white space between events on the calendar view so that they do not appear mushed together as they do in some cases.
Here's an example for August 2016 on https://www.mountaineers.org/about/locations-reservations/seattle-program-center/events
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Tracking Committee Positions over time for a list of all former chairs, for example.
As people move in and out of their positions on a committee, it would be useful to have the ability to pull a report out of Salesforce that tells me who has served in that role over time (such as all Branch Chairs and the dates they served). Low priority but would help identify former expertise for mentoring opportunities and recognition.
2 votesWe have this capability and can send you the info when needed. Just send an email to info@mountaineers.org with what you need.
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Add GPS Coordinates to the Ballon Labels on Maps GH1968
On maps, add the GPS coordinates to the "bubble" that is displayed when a user clicks on a map's balloon (e.g. 46.8719090087, -121.51538770799999).
Example: https://www.mountaineers.org/explore/routes-places/pacific-crest-trail-routes/dewey-lake-naches-peak-loop-pacific-crest-trail (see also attached map image)
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Default Survey type based on activity template GH1953
Can we get some sort of toggle on an activity template for courses that would allow changing the default survey type:
“Default survey for activities within this course:”
This way Conditioning Hiking Series trips could all be trip surveys by default rather than field trips surveys and having to edit each individual activity.
3 votesConditioning Hiking Series templates like CHS 1 and CHS 2 and any other course related activity template now have the ability to choose which survey is the default survey that is sent to participants. Note that although a default can be set you can also edit each activity to choose which survey makes the most sense. This is mostly an issue when a course has activities that are more like a regular stand alone trip than a field trip.
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Fix Blog Title Text from Running into Photos GH1959
When longer words are used in blogs we are getting the image for the blog overlaid on top of the title text.
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Improve the Summary (aka Search Results) View for Files GH1902
Add the Summary field for files that are added to the website in the Summary (aka search results) view (see attached image).
4 votesThis is done. Folders containing file like our comment letters now look much better. Here’s an example: https://www.mountaineers.org/conserve/conservation-position-letters/2016-comment-letters/?_authenticator=8369364da4c80f9b53c6dff605fe2843433d9df2Jul/Aug 2016
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